In 1998 Billy Bragg and Wilco set out to make a record around Woody Guthrie's unsung lyrics. What we got was Mermaid Avenue : a haunting tribute, and critical look at one of the most influential folk musicians ever. Now, almost 14 years later, Mermaid Avenue is complete. Take a listen to "Bugeye Jim," the first song off of Volume 3 of Mermaid Avenue . MP3 | Billy Bragg & Wilco - "Bugeye Jim" Mermaid Avenue: The [...]
I think you know the drill by now. Monday = another playlist. The keenest eyed and sharpest memory'd listener will notice that this is the first Melancholy Monday featuring an artist who already showed up in an earlier playlist (strictly speaking, so, for example, I'm not counting "Wilco" and "Billy Bragg & Wilco" as the same artist), so the first person to figure out who that artist is will be roundly mocked for not having a life. Enjoy. 1. Yaz: Winter Kills ("Upstairs At Eric's," 1982) 2. Sufjan Stevens: The Seer's [...]
So I'm off to Italy on Friday for a week. It's pretty doubtful that I'll have time to update this site while I am out of the country so hopefully these songs will help to fill the void. Enjoy! Free mp3: You Won't - Who Knew Free mp3: Billy Bragg & Wilco - California Stars Free mp3: Spanish Prisoners - Know No Violence [...]
"I mean, look at me— I'm an actor. An actor, for crying out loud. You know how much rejection I face every day? But in this business of show, you have to have the heart of an angel and the hide... of an elephant." Words of wisdom from the perennial actor / never-nude, Tobias Funke. Yes, not everyone's cut out to be a a DeNiro, or a Regis, or a Pinkett-Smith, but there are a select few actors & actresses that have reached the pantheon of greatness, which is, of course, being memorialized in song. Such [...]
What's up kids? I've got a doozy for you all today: a 1.7-hour playlist of songs about space. Why? Just for kicks, and because it gives me an excuse to post this link: www.spacetelescope.org/images/ archive/top100/ Which, if the URL doesn't make it obvious, is a collection of the 100 "best" space telescope pictures, and, I gotta say, there's some great ones, for sure. But anyways, about the music! 18 songs from a wide variety of genres and time periods, all with titles and/or subject matter relating to space. The ILS [...]
Music That Isn't Bad.
Ivy League Spins
The Meatysauce Review
Music For Kids Who Can't Read Good
Friday Remixes
Princeton – Grand Rapids (RAC Remix)
summer camp//always
The National - The Rains Of Castamere [Game of Thrones Soundtrack]
